Las Vegas, Nevada-- As bombs began to explode in 1951, so did the economy of Las Vegas, only sixty five miles away. An exhibition at the Atomic Testing Museum shows the dramatic effect the Nevada Test Site had on Las Vegas.

As the turn of the twentieth century approached, increasing numbers of Americans found themselves with “free” time for recreation. Discover what they did with it on EDSITEment, the award-winning NEH website.

For three hundred years, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (The Royal Highway to the Interior) was the only road into the area that is now New Mexico, and it was used by thousands of settlers from as far away as Mexico City. Take the online tour of this ancient road at EDSITEment, the award-winning NEH website.